The Debate Helped Hillary Majorly, According to the Latest Poll

Last week's presidential debate pretty much consisted of an entirely uninformed man talking over a woman with decades of experience. And now, sniffily Donald Trump is paying for his poor performance.

A new national poll from CNN-ORC shows Hillary Clinton reaping the benefits of the debate in a large swing towards her over the past month. The survey found that Hillary is beating Trump 47% to 42% (with Gary Johnson at 7% and Jill Stein at 2%, in case you were wondering).

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Hillary's lead is largely among men; CNN points out that earlier this month, Hillary had a 22-point deficit among men, while she only has a 5-point deficit now. She also has a huge increase in support among independents—previously, a group dominated by Trump, and now in favor of Hillary 44% to 37%. Hillary has also chopped her deficit among white people without college degrees by over half.